Manuel Ribeiro is a Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. He graduated in Ceramics and Glass Engineering in 1986 at the University of Aveiro. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 2004. Between 1985 and 1993 he worked as a production manager and technical coordinator in two ceramics companies. Actually, Manuel Ribeiro developed his activity as a researcher in the proMethues research unit of the Polytechnic Institute, and his work is focused on materials processing and the industrial waste recycling or reutilization process. This theme has reached a noticeable interest in important Portuguese industries and has pushed the research toward the development of new materials or solutions based on embodied energy and carbon footprint. Manuel Ribeiro has over 120 publications (>70 belonging to Science Citation Index), has been cited over 2000 times, participated in 7 R&D projects and 3 contracts/projects financed/in cooperation with industries, and has 11 patent applications (one of those as International, WO).